Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e1dd941a2a6689fb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

158.0 KB Created: 2021-06-29 19:03:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: e15d44e87000afe641910d07f4bdbccb SHA-1: 45af54aef8ea7de5a211f1336d94c3290dfb402c SHA-256: e1dd941a2a6689fb9a041dd56f685631b0d4b3f048460c617e8b07e780a48517
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple PDF files hosted on compromised WordPress sites. These linked PDFs are likely designed to further phishing attempts or distribute malware, as suggested by the 'PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM' and 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' heuristics.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9795

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://holzhaus-suedtirol.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4da56cb5c7---xobojurisinas.pdf
    • http://brighterhealthcare.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/56u0bpd3b4o2ijpidrd9vngaej/xixosopunixovaxapir.pdf
    • https://youstore21.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9a30f9731245be4a6cd6f12f057973ce/60429911422.pdf
    • http://accurateverdicts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fa015e74f8---ligevirajaratuxefepopov.pdf
    • https://www.pfgpartners.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160783c85442d7---97150672431.pdf
    • https://tecsal.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607451ddb14dc---56506960108.pdf
    • https://www.sir.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160856b0099c22---natuxunaliwufilupe.pdf
    • http://mijneigenlift.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160842439910a2---robebirasaxorizufaziwe.pdf
    • https://hosvagyok.hu/userfiles/file/28541751014.pdf
    • http://omgmediatank.com/userfiles/files/navenozegawul.pdf
    • http://lohsclassof70.com/clients/3/31/31ca850ff086a58b81c8700e10a01852/File/83261503080.pdf
    • http://shinserviceodi.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0e5c873e2409de7362a469cee1da25ea/99862459002.pdf
    • https://www.medipratik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088e04272e6b---83066820402.pdf
    • https://dermo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1c52736696---25262159125.pdf
    • http://xn--80aafkqcanfpgnhbng3b5i9a.xn--p1ai/pict/file/voxudixavilopenozoxu.pdf
    • https://itracmediav5.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/75764327034.pdf
    • http://bridgesonthepark.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072a74f0115c---gatujifafipuxemosupowon.pdf
    • https://adepotcustom.com/UploadFiles/file/20210526211516119.pdf
    • https://lostsoulsmemorialnj.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d99943e8b06fe794057ee60a886ee9de/daxabipipudav.pdf
    • https://www.ezhealthcheck.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v5a9jfeda1mh4kjb7pfher24dk/71672785545.pdf
    • http://dui-antidote.com/images/userfiles/file/96001775820.pdf
    • http://uat.ideadunes.com/projects/ideadunes-portfolio-site/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f6f470e3be---tijopusedogejoxa.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=k11+musea+chatterbox
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d945.bin
351f6c58d07c10f9752fccf3c788882dfc151ca0f6861e5734386aacc5e804d7
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD945 124560 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00020bcb.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x20BCB 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000223e2.bin
8249a5a1f46073b09e765cabd2e4d8d1c55ad7ffbb5d8233c1647b857927337c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x223E2 10640 bytes
font_03_sfnt_off00023c59.bin
b4d987cf55dbfad61f4f232547d5f25d7c5dd70648c015ff5acc886a9cb5c2d4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x23C59 17024 bytes